USSD Gateway
USSD WORKS ON ALL PHONES
Any mobile phone can dial a USSD string, making it one of the most accessible interactive channels in the market.
BUILD USSD CAMPAIGNS
Build your own USSD survey, competition, info portal or any other campaign right from your Panacea Mobile Dashboard.
INSTANT SETUP
Choose your own standard, premium or zero rated USSD string and take your campaign online instantly.
USSD SAVE RESPONSES
All USSD user responses are saved in the session and can even be presented back to the user in their session.
USSD PROXY CAMPAIGNS
When a user dials your USSD string we can call your server for plain text to display as well as send back user responses.
USSD FLEXIBLE BILLING
Choose from a standard, premium rated or reverse billed USSD string for your campaign or service.
USSD AVAILABILITY
USSD is currently only available for South Africa. More African regions coming soon.
BUILT ON USSD APIS
The USSD service is built entirely on APIs, allowing your application to integrate with any part of the service.
USSD Products
Panacea Mobile offers some of the lowest pricing to South Africa and the rest of the world. Pricing in the table below is per message and is based on monthly volume of messages sent.
Standard Rate
End users are billed 20c per 20 seconds. Your account is billed at the Standard USSD Rate price per session below. Maximum session length is 3 minutes.
Zero Rated
End users are not billed when dialling the USSD string. Your account is billed at 20c per 20 seconds plus the Session price as per below.
Premium Rated
End users are billed at a premium rate per 20 seconds. Your account earns revenue based on what rate band string you are using. Maximum session time is 3 minutes.
USSD Pricing
USSD Plan
| String Type | Example |
|---|---|
| USSD Sub-String | *120*912*71# |
USSD Strings
Instantly set up Standard Rate, Premium Rate and Zero Rated (reverse billed) USSD strings from your account.
| String Type | Example | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated USSD String | *120*912# | R 850 | Monthly |
| USSD Sub-String | *120*912*1# | R 250 | Once-off |
USSD Sessions
Standard Rate Sessions
| Sessions per month | Price per USSD session |
|---|---|
| 0 – 10,000 | R 0.10 |
| 10,001 – 50,000 | R 0.09 |
| 50,000 – 100,000 | R 0.08 |
| Over 100,000 | Contact us |